Table of Contents
5....... Association Representative
5 ........ AR Structure
5 ........ AR Action Leader
6 ........ AR Responsibilities
7 ........ Some AR fundamentals
8...... Communicator
9 ........ Emergency First-aid
10 ...... 10-minute meeting agenda
10 ...... Try a 10-minute meeting
12.... Promoter & maintainer
of membership
12 ......When to recruit?
12 ...... New Employees
13 ...... Employees already on payroll
14 ......Why people join the association?
2 – AR Handbook
14 ......What does the Association do for
me?
14 ......What do I get for my dues?
15 ...... Answering the hard questions
16 ...... Considering some of the
arguments
17.... Organizer
17 ...... Common questions when
organizing members
18 ...... Ideas for making committees
function effectively
19 ...... Ideas for finding volunteers and
getting them to work
20 ......Members I represent
21 ......Who’s who in the Organization?
22 ......Monthly checklist
27.... Advocate
27 ...... Problem solver
28 ...... Negotiations
28 ...... Negotiations overview
29 ...... Jim George Collective Bargaining
Summit & Award
30.... Contract enforcer
30 ......Who must enforce our contract
31 ...... Grievances
32 ...... Tips for processing grievances
32 ...... Duty of Fair Representation
33 ...... Grievance procedure
33 ......Work – then Grieve
34 ...... Identifying Grievances
34 ...... Regularly scheduled grievance
training
35 ...... Grievance Prep & Processing
36 ..... Grievance handling
36 ...... To Arbitrate?
37 ...... Use your contract to solve the
following problems
39 ...... Sample grievance file
40.... Legislator & Policy Maker
40 ...... NJEA’s legislative workforce
40 ...... The political process and
the role of AR
41 ...... Organizing for legislative action
41 ...... NJEA Legislative positions
42 ...... Use your right to vote!
42 ......What is NJEA PAC?
43....We are a Professional
Organization
43 ...... NJEA family
44 ...... Our structure
45.... NJEA Resources & Services
45 ...... Negotiations services
45 ...... Grievance assistance
46 ...... Other services
47 ...... Promoting professional working
conditions
48 ...... Keeping members informed